Murray State Racers W 2, Illinois-Chicago Flames W 1

CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Murray State Racers defeated the Illinois-Chicago Flames 2-1 in a NCAA Division I women’s soccer match on Thursday, overcoming an early deficit to secure the road victory. Playing before an announced attendance of 229, the Flames struck first but were unable to hold off a resilient Murray State squad that improved its season record to 6-1-4. Illinois-Chicago fell to 4-5-5. The result defied pregame projections. Interstat’s game simulator had predicted a 1-0 victory for Murray State, while its ELO rating system gave Illinois-Chicago a 58.5 percent probability to win. The home side opened the scoring in… Read more...